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Health & Safety
Health and Safety Information
Warning! This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive toxicity.
This section outlines the safety precautions associated with using your phone. The terms “mobile device” or “cell phone” are
used in this section to refer to your phone. Read this information before using your mobile device.
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published information for consumers relating to Radio Frequency (RF) expo-
sure from wireless phones. The FDA publication includes the following information:
Do cell phones pose a health hazard?
Many people are concerned that cell phone radiation will cause cancer or other serious health hazards. The weight of scientic
evidence has not linked cell phones with any health problems. Cell phones emit low levels of Radio Frequency (RF) energy. Over
the past 15 years, scientists have conducted hundreds of studies looking at the biological effects of the radio frequency energy
emitted by cell phones. While some researchers have reported biological changes associated with RF energy, these studies
have failed to be replicated. The majority of studies published have failed to show an association between exposure to radio
frequency from a cell phone and health problems.
The low levels of RF cell phones emit while in use are in the microwave frequency range. They also emit RF at substantially
reduced time intervals when in the stand-by mode. Whereas high levels of RF can produce health effects (by heating tissue),
exposure to low level RF that does not produce heating effects causes no known adverse health effects. The biological effects
of radio frequency energy should not be confused with the effects from other types of electromagnetic energy. Very high levels
of electromagnetic energy, such as is found in X-rays and gamma rays, can ionize biological tissues. Ionization is a process
where electrons are stripped away from their normal locations in atoms and molecules. It can permanently damage biological
tissues including DNA, the genetic material. The energy levels associated with radio frequency energy, including both radio
waves and microwaves, are not great enough to cause ionization of atoms and molecules. Therefore, RF energy is a type of